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Robert Cline Jr “American Mojo” (Mockingbird Records 2017)

September 28, 2017 Michael Farley 0
This is the second album from Robert Cline Jr, a musician based in the Muscle Shoals area of Alabama who has provided here an album oozing with the spirit and feel of that part of the […]
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Karen and the Sorrows “The Narrow Place” (Independent 2017)

September 27, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 0
Describing themselves as “Queer country trailblazers” tells the new listener everything they need to know about this interesting four-piece, except perhaps the most important thing which is what’s the music like beyond just ‘country’? The answer on […]
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Jade Jackson “Gilded” (Anti-, 2017)

September 26, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
What they say about Jade Jackson, and what’s borne out by her debut album Gilded, is that she’s old beyond her years. And what that means is that Jade Jackson can convey years of hard living […]
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Nathan Xander “Blue House” (Trailer Fire Records, 2017)

September 26, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
Originally from Pennsylvania, Nathan Xander terms himself a troubadour, widely travelled in the States as he sings his songs. Blue House was recorded in upstate New York with a small band set up – guitar, bass, […]
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John Tams & Barry Coope, Hitchin Folk Club, The Sun Inn, Hitchin 24th September 2017

September 26, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
John Tams is not your typical seventy year old folkie – yes he has a great voice and a fine repertoire of songs both traditional and self-penned, and naturally – like many of his contemporaries – […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Justin Townes Earle “Harlem River Blues”

March 2, 2026 0
Justin Townes Earle stands tall in the pantheon of singer-songwriters in the americana theatre. The son of one of the most universally acclaimed exponents of the genre (Steve Earle) and named after another (Townes van Zandt), […]
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The Band of Heathens “Country Sides”

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Two decades in, The Band of Heathens deliver 11 songs rooted in Texas americana. Country Sides is the latest album from DIY Austin country rockers Band of Heathens.  It sees them 20 years into their career […]
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Preview: Danny George Wilson launches new album with May tour supporting The Handsome Family

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Interview: Lady Nade on being involved in a Netflix drama, inspiration, identity and mental health in music

March 2, 2026 0
Runner-up in our readers’ poll for Best UK Artist in 2025, Lady Nade has steadily built a reputation as one of the most distinctive and emotionally resonant voices in UK roots music. Blending jazz, Americana, folk, […]
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Interview: Willie Nile keeps the light on for great American rock’n’roll

February 26, 2026 0
I do a lot of my listening to music while out walking in the mornings, with or without a dog. The day after Willie Nile’s The Great American Light arrived in the mailbox, I popped the […]
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Interview: Hal Cannon on cowboy poetry, songs and folklore

February 25, 2026 0
For Hal Cannon, life should be very simple – love the place you live, love the ones you know, if you’re needy, why not give, then see if you’re still low. Words to live by, extracted […]

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Robyn Hitchcock, Oran Mor, Glasgow, 24th May 2018

May 29, 2018 0
I don’t know if Brian Ferry’s ears were burning the other night but if so it was probably because he received several mentions from Robyn Hitchcock in his fantastical  and  extremely funny in between song patter […]
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Tift Merritt “Last Day I Knew What To Do”

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We have a fine treat for you, dear readers, on this Monday morning – we’re sure you know that “Tambourine” is getting a reissue, but what you may not be aware of is that there are […]
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Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters which includes new tracks by Willi Carlisle, Counting Crows, Icarus Phoenix, Jeffrey Martin and […]

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